Pam Klaus, director of the Center for Franchise Development, congratulates franchise winner Josh Hegeman on June 3, 2021. June 3, 2022--Josh Hegeman, a 2022 graduate of the Craig School of Business at 含羞草社区, was awarded an out-of-state Auntie Anne鈥檚 pretzel franchise in the latest competition sponsored by Missouri Western鈥檚 Center [...]
聽 May 13, 2022--含羞草社区 and North Central Missouri College have signed a dual admissions agreement, creating the Pirates2Griffons Pathway. The agreement allows students to get a full on-campus experience at Missouri Western while completing their associate degree at North Central. Among other perks, participants in Pirates2Griffons will be eligible to live in [...]
May 13, 2022--The 含羞草社区 Board of Governors adopted a balanced budget of just under $80 million for the 2022-2023 fiscal year, which starts July 1. The total budget is virtually unchanged from the budget adopted for the current fiscal year.聽 鈥淢issouri Western puts people first,鈥� said Dr. Elizabeth Kennedy, president. 鈥淎nd our [...]
May 4, 2022--含羞草社区 will celebrate the accomplishments of more than 500 graduates during the Spring 2022 Commencement Ceremony at 11 a.m. Saturday, May 7 on Craig Field at Spratt Memorial Stadium. The ceremony is open to the public. Gates will open at 9:30 a.m. For those unable to attend, the ceremony will [...]
April 20, 2022鈥摵卟萆缜� has named Andrew Carter as the University's next director of athletics. Carter, currently director of athletics at NCAA Division II Minot State University in Minot, North Dakota, will start at Missouri Western on May 2. An introductory press conference will be held that day.聽 鈥淚n visiting with Andy, it [...]
April 20, 2022--Griffon Esports at 含羞草社区 will host a 24-hour livestream for charity starting at 4 p.m. Thursday, April 21. The stream will originate from the Griffon Esports Arena in Blum Union and can be viewed on the program鈥檚 Twitch channel, twitch.tv/griffon_esports.聽 Esports is once again partnering with Extra Life to benefit [...]
April 20, 2022--含羞草社区 will host its inaugural Applied Learning Showcase Friday, April 22. The all-day event will feature art exhibits and performances, research presentations and more. All events are open to the public. 鈥淢issouri Western has a statewide mission of applied learning, and we want the campus, our alumni and the community [...]
April 18, 2022--含羞草社区 will host a discussion panel on the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Ukraine due to the Russian invasion at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 19, in the Kemper Recital Hall, Spratt Hall room 101. The event is free and open to the public. Light refreshments will be served.聽 The event will [...]
April 14, 2022鈥揟he recently completed Student Government Association elections at 含羞草社区 included a historic first. Nathan Scott, senior business major from Savannah, Missouri, becomes the first Missouri Western student to be elected to three terms as SGA president.聽 Lauren Bloodgood, junior biology major from St. Joseph, Missouri, was elected as vice president. [...]
April 14, 2022--Elementary- and junior high-age children are invited to celebrate Earth Week with insect-themed science activities in 含羞草社区鈥檚 mobile Griffon Lab from 5 to 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 19. The event is free and open to the public. The theme for the American Chemical Society鈥檚 Earth Week celebration this year is [...]
